Index: src/main/java/java/math/BigInteger.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/java/math/BigInteger.java (revision 495509) +++ src/main/java/java/math/BigInteger.java (working copy) @@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ // math.1B=numBits must be non-negative throw new IllegalArgumentException(Messages.getString("math.1B")); //$NON-NLS-1$ } - if (rnd == null) { - throw new NullPointerException(); - } if (numBits == 0) { sign = 0; numberLength = 1;